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List of ludologists
This is a
list of
notable people in
the field
of
game studies
to help avert confusion from the
list of game theorists
.
Roger Caillois
- sociologist who focused on things such as games and playing.
Tracy Fullerton
-
Writer
on
game design
.
Amy Jo Kim
and
Jane McGonigal
-
Game designers
who support the
gamification of learning
.
Sherry Turkle
- sociologist and psychologist who explored the concept of identity in relation to
massively multiplayer online
roleplaying in games such as MUDs.
T. L. Taylor - sociologist who researches
online gaming
cultures
.
Brenda Laurel
- advocate for
video game development
and co-founder of
Purple Moon
. She is a theorist who specializes in
studying
the development of
games for girls
.
Henry Jenkins
-
media scholar
.
Janet Murray
- researcher who connects
the subject
of
artificial intelligence
with various forms of
media
.
Espen Aarseth
Jesper Juul
Ian Bogost
Oliver Grau
Yanis Varoufakis
- Valve's
in-house
economist.
Gonzalo Frasca- Uruguayan
game designer
and researcher.
